USB flash drive

device · 2000 · Digital age

Portable flash memory.

Inventors: Amir Ban, IBM, Pua Khein-Seng.

What it is made of

• Flash memory — has part. Flash memory.
• Microcontroller — has part. A memory controller.

Principles and materials it uses

• USB — uses. The USB interface.
• Plastic — is made of. The case is plastic.

History: what it evolved from and what it influenced

• Floppy disk — evolved from. It replaced floppy disks.

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